Ezekiel 1:2

2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

Ezekiel 1:2 in Other Translations

2 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),

2 This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity.

2 (It was the fifth day of the month in the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin

2 On the fifth [day] of the month-it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile-

Ezekiel 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 1:2

In the fifth [day] of the month
The month Tammuz, as before:

(which [was] the fifth year of Jehoiachin's captivity)
; the same with Jeconiah and Coniah, as he is sometimes called; he was taken by the king of Babylon, when he had reigned but three months, and his captivity held seven and thirty years, ( 2 Kings 24:8 2 Kings 24:12 ) ( 25:27 ) .

Ezekiel 1:2 In-Context

1 In my thirtieth year, in the fourth month on the fifth day, while I was among the exiles by the Kebar River, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God.

2 On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

3 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the LORD was on him.

4 I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,

5 and in the fire was what looked like four living creatures. In appearance their form was human,

Cross References

• 1. S 2 Kings 24:15